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Flashman: A Novel By George MacDonald Fraser Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780452259614
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Published: Plume - August 1st, 1984

Flashman by George MacDonald Fraser is the first book in a series. Harry Flashman takes advantage of Mr. Morrison's daughter Elspeth and promptly undergoes the Scottish version of a shotgun wedding. Kicked out of his unit, he is sent off to India to make something of himself. Flashman is not at all happy at the prospect of being shot; he is rather fond of his hide. Nonetheless he ends up fighting with the British when they decide to invade Afghanistan, not one of their brighter moves. Anyone even remotely considering the invasion of Afghanistan would not be amiss to reflect for a moment on how the plan turned out for Britain. The Flashman books are great fun to read. combining history, humor, and hi-jinks. They also use horrible words for various indigenous people. It is my belief that to censor words diminishes the suffering they have caused. While I would strenuously object to anyone using these words in real life today, I also strenuously object to any attempt to edit them out of literature. If you would like to have fun reading and learn a bit about history, you couldn't do better than the Flashman series.


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Finding Nouf By Zoë Ferraris Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780547237787
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Published: Harper Paperbacks - May 6th, 2009

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City of Veils: A Novel (A Katya Hijazi and Nayir Sharqi Novel) By Zoë Ferraris Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780316074261
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Published: Back Bay Books - August 7th, 2011

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Kingdom of Strangers: A Novel (A Katya Hijazi and Nayir Sharqi Novel) By Zoë Ferraris Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780316074254
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Published: Back Bay Books - June 4th, 2013

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Crescent: A Novel By Diana Abu-Jaber Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780393325546
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Published: W. W. Norton & Company - May 17th, 2004

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Palace Walk: The Cairo Trilogy, Volume 1 By Naguib Mahfouz Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780307947109
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Published: Anchor - November 29th, 2011

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Palace of Desire: The Cairo Trilogy, Volume 2 By Naguib Mahfouz Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780307947116
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Published: Anchor - November 29th, 2011

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Sugar Street: The Cairo Trilogy, Volume 3 By Naguib Mahfouz Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780307947123
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Published: Anchor - November 29th, 2011

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A Thousand Splendid Suns By Khaled Hosseini Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781594483851
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Published: Riverhead Books - November 25th, 2008

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The Kite Runner (Essential Edition) By Khaled Hosseini Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781594481772
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Published: Riverhead Books - September 6th, 2005

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And the Mountains Echoed By Khaled Hosseini Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781594632389
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Published: Riverhead Books - June 3rd, 2014

The Fourth Assassin (An Omar Yussef Mystery #4) By Matt Rees Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781569478851
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Published: Soho Crime - February 8th, 2011

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Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of US Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan By Doug Stanton Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781416580522
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Published: Scribner - May 11th, 2010

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Dreamers of the Day: A Novel By Mary Doria Russell Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780345485557
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Published: Ballantine Books - December 16th, 2008

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The Curse of the Pharaohs (Amelia Peabody #2) By Elizabeth Peters Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781455572366
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Published: Grand Central Publishing - May 28th, 2013

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The Mirage: A Novel By Matt Ruff Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780061976230
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Published: Harper Perennial - February 12th, 2013

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The Sandcastle Girls (Vintage Contemporaries) By Chris Bohjalian Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780307743916
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Published: Vintage - April 16th, 2013

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Salt Houses By Hala Alyan Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781328915856
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Published: Harper Perennial - June 5th, 2018

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The Confusion of Languages By Siobhan Fallon Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780399576416
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Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons - June 5th, 2018